Experts say obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher. Doctors also caution that the threshold for ...

Two young men and a juvenile are in custody in Alvin in connection with the death of a 74-year-old man in southeast Houston and ...

A dispute at an east Fort Worth apartment complex ends with a dog allegedly kicked to death by a man now in police custody. The ...

A government analyst says the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes ...

The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a decision that could change the way ...

The government health agency's new study, which was published in the June issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, shows ...

CBS 11 viewers save big with Steals & Deals. Each week you have the chance to learn about products being offered at huge ...

Part of the day also included a meal with German hero Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks star who celebrated his 35th birthday ...

The lawyer for a Dallas County woman set to die next week is appealing to block the woman's execution, which would be the 500th ...

Now, nothing in the world is more important for the Bruins than winning Game 4. Here's a look at how they can do it.

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The Boy Scouts of America is asking the Texas Supreme Court to review an order requiring it to ...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie surprised some schoolchildren when he told them his favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.

State Senate Republicans insist proposed new restrictions on abortion facilities are designed to protect women's health. But a ...

Health concerns about Salmonella contamination has resulted in one pet food maker recalling a number of different products.

As one of the many civic organizations in Collin County, the Frisco Women's League works throughout the year to benefit others ...

Henry's Homemade Ice Cream in Plano hosted its 19th annual Pajama Party on Saturday, June 15. Each year, cancer survivors do ...

Over a third of American households contain at least one firearm. How many of those are handled safely?

One North Texas police department is asking for help from the public identifying the men who committed two aggravated robberies ...

Yu Darvish was far from perfect Tuesday night, surrendering a season-high five runs en route to a 6-2 loss to the AL ...

The Cowboys signed their fourth round pick and former Baylor wide receiver Terrence Williams to a four-year contract on Tuesday.

Fans of cowboy bad guys have a chance to buy some outlaw items offered by a Dallas auction house. The Legends of the Wild West ...

Authorities raided a home in Plano on Tuesday, which they said is part of an alleged North Texas prostitution ring.

It will be known as the LeBron James Headband Game.

In this edition of AutoNSider with Daryl Killian, Daryl discusses hybrids and alternative fuels.

In this edition of Drivetime with Vinnie Richichi, Vinnie reviews the 2013 Toyota Avalon.

Ford says it will soon start adding old fashioned buttons and knobs to its audio systems.

It seems that the under-50 crowd wants more than just reliability in a compact car.

Storms fired in Colorado late yesterday and the steering winds still aim at North Texas.

Men's Wearhouse Inc. has dismissed its founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, who opened his first store in Texas. So ...

Nobody wants to be remembered for choking? Just ask Bill Buckner.

LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.

It's finally out! Anchorman 2, which opens in December, has released its latest trailer.

Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive international match, and it was enough for the United States to edge Honduras ...

Check out Jimmy, a really good-tempered Corgi-Terrier mix. He's playful, but in a low-key way. The folks from Dallas Animal ...

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle joined G-Bag Nation on 105.3 The Fan on Tuesday night to discuss a number of topics, ...

The omnipresent thing about the iconic Roger Staubach’s discussions about the Dallas Cowboys is that they are still “his ...

There are plenty of beautiful attractions in Fort Worth. But the city's mayor is looking for photographs of areas in need of ...

Destroying a perfectly good bottle of Dr. Pepper is not cool. But doing so with a crossbow and filming it at 2500 frames per ...

A mosquito tested positive for the virus in south Dallas this week, so crews in Dallas County will begin ground spraying on ...

A University Park family says it doesn’t understand why the city has rejected its basketball hoop. Now, the City Council will ...

Just hours before former Cowboys star Deion Sanders was scheduled to appear at a local charity event there was divorce-related ...

A man about to stand trial for running over a woman in a parking lot pleaded guilty to murder on Monday.

American Airlines argued before a federal bankruptcy judge Monday that its union contracts must be changed to make the company ...

Ivan Rodriguez is back in Texas again. This time, the 14-time All-Star catcher is retiring.

Homeowners in Arlington are busy rebuilding and the trees taken down by the tornadoes have been reduced to mulch.

Clarice Tinsley’s Hometown Heroes this week are gearing up for big sale that promises designer items at up to 80 percent off.

Hundreds of North Texans are honoring a young soldier who died in Afghanistan last week while serving his country.

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Denton man accused of dragging an elderly woman to death while trying to steal ...

The University of Texas at Austin will pay a Los Angeles-based law firm with experience before the nation's highest court ...

A nurse accused of fatally shooting a young mother in suburban Houston to kidnap the woman's newborn son is set to return to ...

The University of Texas at Arlington warned students on Wednesday morning to stay away from campus, after unconfirmed reports ...

A Texas snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by ...

There is anger in Dallas' Buckner Terrace neighborhood, as well as a call to the Dallas Police Department for help.Photo ...

The daughter of New York Yankees legend Joe Torre made the catch of a lifetime in Brooklyn on Wednesday, saving a baby who got ...

Nearly a year after contracting the West Nile virus, 85-year-old Dolores Klein is almost back to her old self.Photo Credit: NBC ...

The Dallas Police Department is hiring 200 new police officers.Photo Credit: NBC 5 News

FBI agents in Southern California served search and arrest warrants Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing investigation ...

Tiger Woods will miss his sponsored event next week with an elbow injury.Photo Credit: Getty Images

Two men are wanted by Euless police in connection with at least two armed robberies in the past several weeks.

Two upstate New York men, one of whom prosecutors say is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, have been arrested for allegedly ...

An Alabama teenager was charged with abducting a 10-month-old boy who was found safe in Dallas almost two days after being ...

Fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena before the Heat beat the Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.Photo Credit: NBC6.com

The Board of Directors of Men's Wearhouse on Wednesday said it ousted the face and voice of the company - George Zimmer - from ...

A former employee of a local, high-priced dating service told NBC 5 Investigates Consumer Unit that some individuals with a ...

Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris ...

A Carrollton family credits a late-night movie for keeping them alive early Wednesday morning.Photo Credit: Kendra Lyn, NBC 5

One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., ...

The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial was set to begin Wednesday morning. A pool of ...

Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago took that to ...

A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes ...

Duncanville has decided to move forward with ground spraying in areas that have large amounts of mosquitoes.

Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning next week, the ...

Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the outage. Website monitoring ...

Tens of thousands of ladybugs were released in Valley Ranch earlier this month to inspire people to try organic gardening.

A Dallas police officer surrendered to Mesquite police Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault, Mesquite police say.

The city of Dallas has never acknowledged fault in the July 4, 2012, fire that destroyed Dora Fuller's home on 1906 Berwick ...

A federal indictment alleges that a Richardson man operated 10 brothels that masqueraded as massage parlors in Collin, Dallas ...

The use of service animals is protected under federal law. Two students say those rights were violated when the Denison ...

The victim suffered a broken nose, a broken jaw, two broken clavicles, and severe bruising, according to a Grayson County ...

Dallas police say an officer fired his weapon at three suspects at an apartment complex in the 8900 block of Senate Street this ...

Kids attending summer camp at the Dallas Zoo help researchers from Scottish Rite Hospital with mobility study.

A tweet Wednesday from the account of Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said what Democrats have claimed all along: The plan ...

Harris County Sports & Convention Corporate Executive Director Willie Loston plans to restore and reuse the Astrodome and ...

Kimberly McCarthy on June 26 would be the first woman put to death in the U.S. since 2010 and the 500th prisoner executed in ...

Dallas police sources reported the man may be a suspect in an earlier threat that temporarily shut down the University of Texas ...

The campus has been closed and classes canceled at the University of Texas at Arlington Wednesday due to reports of an armed ...